Two Chinese charged with spreading radiation rumours
Shanghai: Two men in Shanghai have been charged with spreading rumours about nuclear radiation from the Fukushima plant in Japan having reached China....
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ElBaradei attacked at voting station
by Agencies
Cairo: Mohamed El Baradei was stopped by an anger crowd of youth from entering a polling station in Cairo on Saturday to cast a vote...
US committed to India N-deal despite Japan disaster
by Saeed Abbasi
Washington: The United States has said that it remains very much committed to its civil nuclear deal with India despite the Japanese nuclear disaster though...
Rebels shoot down jet in Libya
by Agencies
Tripoli: Pro-Gaddafi tanks have entered  inside Libya’s rebel stronghold of Benghazi, news agencies reported. The reports said that a jet was shot down over the...
Egypt starts referendum
by Agencies
Cairo: Egyptians started voting on Saturday morning to decide on constitutional amendments aimed at ensuring free and fair parliamentary and presidential polls later this year....
BJP says one thing at party meeting, another in private
by Agencies
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are birds of the same feather and the BJP’s rhetoric criticising the United Progressive Alliance’s...
‘Dozens killed’ as gunmen target rally in Sanaa
by Agencies
Sanaa: At least 45 people were killed and 270 injured when some unidentified gunmen opened fire on an anti-government rally in Sanaa, doctors said....
Egypt set to vote on constitutional changes
by Agencies
Cairo: Egypt is set to vote on constitutional changes and the changes, if approved, will reduce the president’s time in office and oblige the leader...
Fukushima plant power ‘close’
by Agencies
Tokyo: After hectic efforts, emergency workers are close to restoring power at a Fukushima nuclear plant, officials say. Engineers are expected to connect a new...
World leaders set to decide Libya action
by Agencies
Paris: A meeting of leaders from Britain, the US, France, and Arab countries is scheduled to be held in Paris to discuss military action in...